COURSE OUTLINE OF RECORD
Course Control Number: 000314846
Course Outline Approval Dates
erde
Palo V College Curriculum Board of
Committee Trustees
One College Drive, Blythe, CA 92225
Face-to-Face 4/14/11 4/26/11
(760) 921-5500
Correspondence Ed. N/A N/A
Distance Ed. 4/14/11 4/26/11
1. Course Information. Course Initiator: Sharron Burgeson
Subject Area and Course Number: Course Title:
HEA 128 Medical Terminology
New Course Revised Updated Static ID I12899 TOP Code 1223.00 Credit Status Request
D=Credit-Degree Applicable
Classification Code SAM Code Course prior to college level
I=Occupational Education C=Clearly occupational Y=Not applicable
Noncredit category Meets a unique need: Course duplicated: Demand/Enrollment Potential:
Y=Not Applicable; Credit Course Yes No Yes No Yes No
Transfer request Articulation request:
B=CSU only UC CSU CSU-GE IGETC
Basic Skills Funding Agency Course Program Status
N=Not a Basic Skills Course Y=Not Applicable 1=Program Applicable
Co-Op Status Special Class Status
N=Not Part of a Co-Op Program N=Course is Not a Special Class
JUSTIFICATION FOR NEED:
The medical terminology is a course used to prepare the student with the medical vocabulary, lab test and abbreviations needed for a health
care profession.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to build the student’s medical and professional vocabulary required for a career in the medical field or allied health
sciences. The vocabulary is organized by body systems and additionally by specialty medical areas. Included are clinical procedures, lab test and
abbreviation related to each body system.
SEMESTER UNITS: 3
Course Length: Lecture: 54 Laboratory: Clinic/Field:
PRE-REQUISITES, CO-REQUISITES AND ADVISORIES:
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OBJECTIVES and LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Divide medical words into their component parts.
2. Use combining forms, prefixes and suffixes to build medical words, re: digestive, urinary, reproductive, nervous, cardio vascular,
respiratory, lymphatic, skeletal, muscular, dermatological and sensory systems.
3. Define terms that apply to the structural organization of the body.
4. Identify the body cavities and recognize the organs contained within those cavities.
5. Locate and name the anatomical divisions of the back.
6. Recognize and identify with the terms that describe positions, direction, and planes of the body.
7. Name and list the functions of the different types of blood cells in the body.
8. Analyze medical terms that combine prefixes and other word elements.
9. Discuss about the Rh condition as an example of an antigen-antibody reaction.
10. Name the organs of the digestive system and describe their locations and functions.
11. Describe disease processes and symptoms that affect these organs.
12. List and explain laboratory tests, clinical procedures and abbreviations common to the digestive system.
13. Understand medical terms in their proper context, such as in medical reports and records.
14. Name the organs of the urinary system and describe their locations and functions.
15. Give the meaning of various pathological conditions affecting the system.
16. Recognize the use and interpretation of urinalysis as a diagnostic test.
17. List and explain some clinical procedures, laboratory tests, and abbreviations that pertain to the urinary system.
18. Explain how the reproductive organs and their hormones function in the processes of menstruation and pregnancy.
19. Explain important laboratory tests, clinical procedures, and abbreviations related to gynecology and obstetrics.
20. Name, locate, and describe the functions of the organs of the male reproductive system.
21. Define some abnormal and pathological conditions that affect the male system.
22. Differentiate among several types of sexually transmitted diseases.
23. Define many combining forms used to describe the structures of this system.
24. Explain various laboratory tests, clinical procedures, and abbreviations related to the male reproductive system.
25. Name, locate, and describe the functions of the major organs and parts of the nervous system.
26. Define several pathological conditions affecting the nervous system.
27. Describe some laboratory tests, clinical procedures, and abbreviations that pertain to the Nervous system
28. Name the parts of the heart and associated blood vessels and their functions in the circulation of blood.
29. Trace the pathway of blood through the heart.
30. List the meanings of major pathological conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels.
31. Recognize the meaning of many laboratory tests, clinical procedures, and abbreviations pertaining to the cardiovascular system.
32. Name the organs of the respiratory system and describe their location and function.
33. Identify various pathological conditions that affect the system.
34. Recognize medical terms that pertain to respiration.
35. Identify clinical procedures and abbreviations related to the system.
36. Identify terms relating to the composition, formation, and function of blood.
37. Differentiate among the different types of blood groups.
38. Identify terms related to blood clotting.
39. Describe various pathological laboratory tests, clinical procedures and abbreviations used in connection with the blood system.
40. Identify the structures and analyze terms related to the lymphatic system.
41. Recognize terms that describe basic elements of the immune system.
42. Identify laboratory tests, clinical procedures, and abbreviations that are pertinent to the lymphatic and immune systems.
43. Define terms relating to the structure and function of bones, joints, and muscles
44. Describe the process of bone formation and growth
45. Locate and name the major bones of the body
46. Explain various musculoskeletal disease conditions and terms related to bone fractures.
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47. Identify the layers of the skin and the accessory structures associated with the skin.
48. Describe lesions, symptoms, and pathological conditions that relate to the skin.
49. Identify laboratory tests, clinical procedures, and abbreviations that pertain to the skin.
50. Identify locations and functions of the major parts of the eye and ear.
51. Name the combine forms, prefixes, and suffixes most commonly used to describe these organs and their parts.
52. Describe the pathological conditions that may affect the eye and ear,
53. Identify clinical procedures that pertain to ophthalmology and otology.
54. Identify the endocrine glands and their hormones.
55. List the functions of the various endocrine hormones in the body.
56. Describe the abnormal condition resulting from excessive and deficit secretions of the endocrine glands.
57. Define medical terms that describe the growth and spread of tumors.
58. Recognize how tumors are classified and described by pathologist, understand the x-rays, laboratory tests, and procedures used by
physicians for determining the presence of tumors.
59. Identify the various routes of drug administration, and various subspeciality areas of pharmacology.
60. Define medical terms using combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes that relate to pharmacology.
61. Differentiate among a psychiatrist, a psychologist, and other mental health specialists.
62. Describe tests used by clinical psychologists to evaluate a patient's mental health and intelligence.
63. Identify terms that describe psychiatric symptoms.
COURSE OUTLINE AND SCOPE:
1. Outline of topics or content:
1. Basic Word Structure:
a. Objectives in Studying the Medical Language, Word Analysis, Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes
2. Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole:
a. Structural Organization of the Body, Body Cavities
b. Abdominopelvic Regions and Quadrants, Divisions of the Back
c. Positional and Directional Terms, Planes of the Body
3. Suffixes:
a. Suffixes and Terminology, Combining Forms
4. Prefixes:
a. Prefixes and Terminology, Combining Forms and Suffixes
5. Digestive System:
a. Anatomy and Physiology
b. Vocabulary, Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Terminology
c. Pathology of the Digestive System
6. Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology:
a. Combining Forms and Terminology
b. Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations
7. Urinary System:
a. Anatomy of the Major Organs, How the Kidneys Produce Urine
b. Structures, Substance, and Urinary Symptom Terminology
c. Urinalysis
d. Kidney, Bladder, and Associated Conditions Terminology
e. Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations
8. Female Reproductive System:
a. Organs of the Female Reproductive System
b. Menstruation and Pregnancy
c. Hormonal Interactions
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d. Pathology; Gynecological and Breast, Pregnancy, and Neonatal
e. Clinical Tests; Procedures and Abbreviations
f. Vocabulary, Combining Forms and Terminology
9. Male Reproductive System:
a. Anatomy
b. Vocabulary , Combining Forms and Terminology
d. Pathological Conditions; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
e. Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations
10. Nervous System:
a. General Structure of the Nervous System, Neurons, Nerves, and Neuroglia
b. The Brain
c. The Spinal Cord and Meninges
d. Vocabulary, Combining Forms and Terminology
e. Pathological Conditions
f. Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures and Abbreviations
11. Cardiovascular System:
a. Blood Vessels and the Circulation of Blood
b. Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart
c. Blood Pressure
d. Vocabulary, Combining Forms and Terminology
e. Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations
12. Respiratory System:
a. Anatomy and Physiology of Respiration
b. Vocabulary, Combining Forms and Terminology
c. Diagnostic and Pathological Terms
d. Clinical Procedures and Abbreviations
13. Blood System:
a. Composition and Formation of Blood
b. Blood Groups and Blood Clotting
c. Vocabulary, Suffixes, Terminology, and Combining Forms
e. Pathological Conditions
f. Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations
14. Lymphatic and Immune Systems:
a. Lymphatic and Immune Systems
b. Vocabulary, Combining Forms and Terminology
c. Disorders of the Lymphatic and Immune Systems
d. Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations
15. Musculoskeletal System:
a. Formation and Structure of Bones
b. Processes and Depressions in Bones
c. Cranial and Facial Bones
d. Vertebral Column and Structure of Vertebrae
e. Bones of the Thorax, Pelvis, and Extremities
f. Vocabulary, Combining Forms and Suffixes
h. Pathological Conditions and Fractures
i. Types of Joints, Bursae
j. Vocabulary, Combining Forms and Suffixes
k. Types and Actions of Skeletal Muscles
l. Vocabulary, Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes
m. Pathological Conditions
n. Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations
16. Skin:
a. Structure of the Skin
b. Accessory Organ of the Skin
c. Vocabulary, Combining Forms, and Suffixes
d. Lesions, Symptoms, Abnormal Conditions, and Skin Neoplasms
e. Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations
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17. Sense Organs, The Eye and Ear:
a. Eye, Anatomy and Physiology
b. Vocabulary, Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Terminology
c. Structures and Fluids
d. Conditions
e. Errors of Refraction
f. Pathological Conditions
g. Clinical Procedures
h. Abbreviations
i. Ear, Anatomy and Physiology
j. Vocabulary, Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Terminology
k. Abnormal and Pathological Conditions
l. Clinical Procedures
m. Abbreviations
18. Endocrine System:
a. Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal, Pancreas, and Pituitary Glands
b. Ovaries
c. Testes
d. Vocabulary, Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes, and Terminology
e. Glands and Related Terms
f. Abnormal Conditions
g. Laboratory Tests
h. Clinical Procedures
i. Abbreviations
19. Cancer Medicine (Oncology):
a. Characteristics of Tumors
b. Carcinogenesis
c. Classification of Cancerous Tumors
d. Pathological Descriptions
e. Grading and Staging Systems
f. Cancer Treatment
g. Vocabulary, Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes, and Terminology
h. Laboratory Tests
i. Clinical Procedures
j. Abbreviations
20. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiation Therapy:
a. Radiology
b. Characteristics of X-Rays
c. Diagnostic Techniques
d. X-Ray Positioning
e. Nuclear Medicine
f. Radioactivity and Radionuclides
g. Nuclear Medicine Tests, In Vitro and In Vivo Procedures
h. Radiation Therapy
i. Vocabulary, Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes, and Terminology
j. Abbreviations
21. Pharmacology:
a. Drug Names, Standards, and References
b. Administration of Drugs
c. Terminology of Drug Action
d. Drug Toxicity
e. Classes of Drugs
f. Vocabulary, Combining Forms, Prefixes, and Terminology
g. Abbreviations
22. Psychiatry:
a. Psychiatric Clinical Symptoms
b. Psychiatric Disorders
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c. Therapeutic Terminology
d. Vocabulary, Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes, and Terminology
e. Abbreviations
2. If a course contains laboratory or clinic/field hours, list examples of activities or topics:
N/A
3. Examples of reading assignments:
1. Student will be expected to complete all reading assignments from the textbook(s) and handouts.
a. Selected assignments from textbooks
b. Articles covering current topics in healthcare
4. Examples of writing assignments:
1. Writing Assignments:
a. Selected chapter exercises from the textbook
b. Instructor prepared exercises involving terminology, spelling, definitions, and anatomical labeling
5. Appropriate assignments to be completed outside of class:
1. Homework exercises (computer and workbook), internet research
6. Appropriate assignments that demonstrate critical thinking:
1. Recombination of the three types of combing forms into appropriate medical terminology
2. Recognition of “root” words with application to new words and procedures
3. Identification of appropriate medical terminology for the context in which it is utilized.
7. Other assignments (if applicable):
As determined by the instructor
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8. Face-to-Face Course Sections:
Face-to-face education is a mode of delivery in which instruction is delivered in a traditional classroom setting, with instructor and students
located simultaneously in the same classroom facility.
a. Describe the methods of instruction.
1. Lecture
2. Computerized interactive games, crossword puzzles
3. Audio visual
4. Role playing
b. Describe the methods of evaluating of student performance.
1. Problem solving using clinical case studies
2. Demonstrations of correct usage of terminology in role playing
3. Multiple-choice, definition and spelling tests
4. Diction, dictation and comprehensive quizzes
5. Completion of interactive computerized assignments to include labeling diagrams, combining words and proper
definition of words
c. Describe how the confidentiality of the student’s work and grades will be maintained.
Instructors shall make reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of students’ grades and graded work consistent with practices
described in the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
d. If the course has a lab component, describe how lab work is to be conducted and how student work is to be
evaluated.
N/A
Note: Students will be encouraged by instructors of this course to direct themselves to the College’s Disabled Students’
Programs and Services (DSP&S) department if they believe they have a learning disability.
9. Correspondence Education Course Sections (correspondence, hybrid correspondence)
Correspondence education is a mode of delivery in which instructional materials are delivered by mail, courier or electronic transmission to
students who are separated from the instructor by distance. Contact between instructor and student is asynchronous. Hybrid correspondence
education is the combination of correspondence and face-to-face interaction between instructor and student.
N/A
a. Describe the methods of instruction.
b. Describe the methods of evaluating student performance.
c. Describe how regular, effective contact between the instructor and a student is maintained
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d. Describe procedures that help verify the individual submitting class work is the same individual enrolled in the
course section.
Consistent with policy elements listed in the ACCJC’s “Policy on Distance Education and on Correspondence Education,” the
College verifies the identity of a student who participates in class or coursework by using, at the College’s discretion, such methods as
a secure log-in and password, proctored examinations, or other technologies or practices that are developed and effective in verifying
each student’s identification.
e. Describe procedures that evaluate the readiness of a student to succeed in a correspondence or hybrid
correspondence course section.
(The procedure might consist of a short assessment questionnaire prepared by the instructor and self-administered by the student. The
questionnaire would evaluate areas such as working independently, adhering to timelines, and familiarity with working online and
with computer technology. The student would use the resulting score to evaluate his or her readiness to take the course in a
correspondence or hybrid correspondence instructional mode.)
f. Describe how the confidentiality of the student’s work and grades will be maintained.
Instructors shall make reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of students’ grades and graded work consistent with practices
described in the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
g. If the course has a lab component, describe how lab work is to be conducted and how student work is to be
evaluated.
N/A
h. If the course requires specialized equipment, including computer and computer software or other
equipment, identify the equipment, and describe how it is to be accessed by students.
Note: Students will be encouraged by instructors of this course to direct themselves to the College’s Disabled Students’
Programs and Services (DSP&S) department if they believe they have a learning disability.
10. Distance Education Course Sections (online, ITV, hybrid)
Online education is a mode of delivery in which all instruction occurs online via the Internet. Student and instructor access to email and the
Internet is required. Students are required to complete class work using email, chat rooms, discussion boards and other instructional online
venues. Interactive television (ITV) is a mode of synchronous delivery in which instruction occurs via interactive television (closed circuit).
Hybrid instruction is a combination of face-to-face instruction and online instruction.
a. Describe the methods of instruction.
1. Lecture
2. Computerized interactive games, crossword puzzles
3. Audio visual
4. Role playing
b. Describe the methods of evaluating student performance.
1. Problem solving using clinical case studies
2. Demonstrations of correct usage of terminology in role playing
3. Multiple-choice, definition and spelling tests
4. Diction, dictation and comprehensive quizzes
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5. Completion of interactive computerized assignments to include labeling diagrams, combining words and proper
definition of words
c. Describe how regular, effective contact between the instructor and a student is maintained.
Effective Contact is maintained by ITV connection on a weekly basis, course work is completed and submitted via drop box and test
are monitored by administrative personnel at the distant site.
d. Describe procedures that help verify the individual submitting class work is the same individual enrolled in the
course section.
Consistent with policy elements listed in the ACCJC’s “Policy on Distance Education and on Correspondence Education,” the
College verifies the identity of a student who participates in class or coursework by using and the College’s discretion, such methods
as a secure log-in and password, proctored examinations, or other technologies or practices that are developed and effective in
verifying each student’s identification.
e. Describe procedures that evaluate the readiness of a student to succeed in an online, ITV or hybrid course
section.
N/A
f. Describe how the confidentiality of the student’s work and grades will be maintained.
Instructors shall make reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of students’ grades and graded work consistent with practices
described in the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
g. If the course has a lab component, describe how lab work is to be conducted and how student work is to be
evaluated. N/A
h. If the course requires specialized equipment, including computer and computer software or other equipment,
identify the equipment, and describe how it is to be accessed by students.
The medical terminology course will be offered through ITV and will be set up by IT at the distant site.
Note: Students will be encouraged by instructors of this course to direct themselves to the College’s Disabled Students’
Programs and Services (DSP&S) department if they believe they have a learning disability.
REPRESENTATIVE TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER READING AND STUDY MATERIALS:
List author, title, and current publication date of all representative materials.
Unlocking Medical Terminology by Bruce Wingerd, Latest edition
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SIGNATURES:
COURSE INITIATOR: _________________________________________ DATE: ____________________
LIBRARY: _________________________________________ DATE: ___________________________
CHAIR OF CURRICULUM COMMITTEE: ________________________ DATE: ___________________________
SUPERINTENDENT/PRESIDENT: _________________________ DATE: ___________________________
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